MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7817
Motherboard	MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '21 at 06:23
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 80.7 2-Core 226 73% 132 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 569 61% 487 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 11C0) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.6% Poor	Lighting 32.1 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 32.1 26% 32.5 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 23 24% 31.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 7,201 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 189 194 193 192 192 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 267 Mixed 261 SusWrite 194 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 42.4 158% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 198 179% 275 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 107%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 360GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 318 327 332 337 341 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 433 Mixed 345 SusWrite 339 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 99.4 4K Mixed 49.7 173% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 108 148% 272 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 429GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 318 327 332 337 340 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 423 Mixed 350 SusWrite 338 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 29.6 121% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 287 234% 334 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 118%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 293GB free Firmware: SM36 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 41 42 43 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 19% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,474 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.3% Below average	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.63 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 9 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 25%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

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Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E45 (MS-7817) - $107

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	501x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	298x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	224x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	199x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	139x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	81x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	78x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	77x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 56%, 44,086 samples	95x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	60x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16